Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

[Sleigh]

Well, from how far I've gotten in A3, it looks to be a BLM fight to me! The first 50% anyway.

Let you know in like 2 weeks how the second 50% is ...

[Kuroyasha]

Well, from how far I've gotten in A3, it looks to be a BLM fight to me! The first 50% anyway.

Let you know in like 2 weeks how the second 50% is ...

So SE devs made sure it was gear-checked real good this time around eh?

[Lavitz_]

What do you guys think of the crafted i180 body? I'm thinking of getting it because it will be 4 weeks before I can get the i190 one, but getting the Esoteric one is also going to take 4 more weeks. I don't really like the stats on the i190 anyway which is why I didn't bother getting it, and I'm way above accuracy cap as it is.

i190 Caster body has +8 Int over i180 with +77 Acc and +52 Det

i180 Crafted has +66 Det, +48 Spell Speed and you can meld +45 Crit

It will also allow me to build a set around a body with 0 Accuracy so I'll be ready for the Esoteric body.

[Sleigh]

So SE devs made sure it was gear-checked real good this time around eh?

Yes and no. The big DPS checks are very tuned for our current iLVL, barely, but the stuff after the first half's DPS checks are supposedly even crazier, not to mention the enrage on the stage. I'm far from an authority on the fight but if the gear requirement is stronger than the parts up to add phase, this stuff's super strict.

Wouldn't be surprised if some truly crazy team beats it this week or next week but for 99.999999999999999999999% of the world it's gear gated.

What do you guys think of the crafted i180 body? I'm thinking of getting it because it will be 4 weeks before I can get the i190 one, but getting the Esoteric one is also going to take 4 more weeks. I don't really like the stats on the i190 anyway which is why I didn't bother getting it, and I'm way above accuracy cap as it is.

i190 Caster body has +8 Int over i180 with +77 Acc and +52 Det

i180 Crafted has +66 Det, +48 Spell Speed and you can meld +45 Crit

It will also allow me to build a set around a body with 0 Accuracy so I'll be ready for the Esoteric body.

I think it's worth it in the sense that i180 crafted would be a decent upgrade over i180 tome chest, but not worth the extreme price for such a short-lived piece you will end up converting within a month. I'd skip it even if you're wealthy, personally.

[OneWingedSora]

Well, from how far I've gotten in A3, it looks to be a BLM fight to me! The first 50% anyway.

Let you know in like 2 weeks how the second 50% is ...

Have you tried SMN there ? How is it compared to BLM ?


Also, any estimates on what the accuracy cap is, there ?

[Sleigh]

Have you tried SMN there ? How is it compared to BLM ?


Also, any estimates on what the accuracy cap is, there ?

ACC cap is still low, I think I'm 560ish and 0 misses. Healers barely miss still with melded accessories.

SMN vs BLM in there ... that's an interesting one. From what I've played of the fight, SMN does still quite excel because you can get your multi-DoT on including some double hit Deathflares, and the add phase enemies live long enough for SMN to do more work than in normal mode, and of course magnet +/- are back in full force which favor SMN heavily. That said most groups I know of are using BLM in our gear because it makes the DPS checks simpler in our gear, and the enrage is REAL so if there's any way for BLM to out-DPS SMN (and in the first half, there is), you want it.

Honestly I'd say SMN is as good or maybe even better with great play due to some factors but BLM is the safe bet, as weird as that sounds.

[OneWingedSora]

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Yeah, I will still have to see how I do as SMN there myself but if the DPS checks are as bad as people are making it out to be, I will have to end up switching to the highest caster DPS on that fight even if it's just by a marginal difference. And good thing we can keep switching back and forth between casters for now, since the AF2 gear difference won't be an issue till week 3 anyway.

Speaking of DPS, has anyone tried using BLM on A2S ? So far with SMN I've been sitting at around 2.1k 6:30 minutes into the fight and I just wanna know how does BLM compare there.